Disclosure ref: 18 sent 21.9

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request

Number of contests for rape flagged cases – additional data to Disclosure 17

Request

In the figures supplied in the response there are two columns per age group, per year. Given the caveats would it be correct to calculate the total number of contests following a plea of not guilty from columns B and C.

In the example of total rape flagged cases for the age group of 10-13 in 2013/14, there are 6 cases convicted after contest with a "% Convicted after Contest" rate of 60%. Would it therefore be accurate to say that the total number of contests following a plea of not guilty is 10?

Response

Please refer to the attached table which shows the total number of contests following a not guilty plea, for rape flagged prosecutions.

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